Be strong and courageous.
Do not be terrified;
do not be discouraged,
for the Lord your God
will be with you
wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9
Silence pays...
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
Max Ehrmann
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
Max Ehrmann
God with you
The Lord your God goes with you;
He will never leave you nor forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31:6
He will never leave you nor forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Life is hard, many say...
The gate to life is narrow and the way that leads to it is hard,
and there are few people who find it.
Matthew 7:14
and there are few people who find it.
Matthew 7:14
For You I will, Lord
Lord, I will live for you, for you alone;
Heal me and let me live.
My bitterness will turn into peace.
You save my life from all danger;
You forgive all my sins.
No one in the world of the dead can praise you;
The dead cannot trust in your faithfulness.
It is the living who praise you,
As I praise you now.
Fathers tell their children how faithfull you are.
Lord, you have healed me.
We will play harps and sing your praise,
Sing praise in your Temple as long as we live.
Isaiah 38:16-20
Heal me and let me live.
My bitterness will turn into peace.
You save my life from all danger;
You forgive all my sins.
No one in the world of the dead can praise you;
The dead cannot trust in your faithfulness.
It is the living who praise you,
As I praise you now.
Fathers tell their children how faithfull you are.
Lord, you have healed me.
We will play harps and sing your praise,
Sing praise in your Temple as long as we live.
Isaiah 38:16-20
A new you
When anyone is joined to Christ, he is a new being;
the old one id gone, the new one has come.
All this is done by God, who through Christ
changed us from enemies into his friends...
2 Corinthians 5: 17-18
the old one id gone, the new one has come.
All this is done by God, who through Christ
changed us from enemies into his friends...
2 Corinthians 5: 17-18
Looking for a way out?
Jesus said:
'I am the way, the truth, and the life;
no one goes to the Father except by me.'
John 14:6
'I am the way, the truth, and the life;
no one goes to the Father except by me.'
John 14:6
Bright as the Sunrise
The road the righteous travel is like the sunrise,
getting brighter and brighter
until daylight has come.
The road of the wicked, however, is dark as night.
They fall, but cannot see
what they have stumbled over.
Pay attention to what I say, my son.
Listen to my words.
Never let them get away from you.
Remember them in your heart.
They will give life to anyone who understands them.
Be careful how you think;
your life is shaped by your thoughts.
Proverbs 4: 18-23
getting brighter and brighter
until daylight has come.
The road of the wicked, however, is dark as night.
They fall, but cannot see
what they have stumbled over.
Pay attention to what I say, my son.
Listen to my words.
Never let them get away from you.
Remember them in your heart.
They will give life to anyone who understands them.
Be careful how you think;
your life is shaped by your thoughts.
Proverbs 4: 18-23
A Prayer about stopping to Think
Oh Jesus,
There is so much violence in the world;
is it because we don't stop to think
that we just battle on;
so sure it is right
when it is wrong;
so sure it is wrong
when it is right.
Oh Jesus, I pray
teach me to stop flaunting
and to think.
To stretch out in kindness
and gentleness
and strength
and to understand
what is the true
and holy meaning
of right and wrong
and to smile a bit more.
Rosa George
There is so much violence in the world;
is it because we don't stop to think
that we just battle on;
so sure it is right
when it is wrong;
so sure it is wrong
when it is right.
Oh Jesus, I pray
teach me to stop flaunting
and to think.
To stretch out in kindness
and gentleness
and strength
and to understand
what is the true
and holy meaning
of right and wrong
and to smile a bit more.
Rosa George
The Word of Life
Before the world was created, the Word already existed;
he was with God, and he was the same as God.
From the very beginning the Word was with God.
Through him God made all things;
not one thing in all creation was made without him.
The Word was the source of life, and this
life brought light to mankind.
The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has never put it out.
John 1:1-5
he was with God, and he was the same as God.
From the very beginning the Word was with God.
Through him God made all things;
not one thing in all creation was made without him.
The Word was the source of life, and this
life brought light to mankind.
The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has never put it out.
John 1:1-5
The Spirit of Truth
When he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.
He will not speak on his own;
he will speak only what he hears,
and he will tell you what is yet to come.
John 16:13
He will not speak on his own;
he will speak only what he hears,
and he will tell you what is yet to come.
John 16:13
A Prayer about Life
Dear Lord
Life can be so strange
so full of agony
so heartbreaking
so full of tears
and then
so beautiful.
So full of joy
but this I know
is the life that
You in Your love
have prepared for me
so that I can
understand
the true meaning of
loving and giving.
The whole reason
for living each hour
each moment, for You.
Oh Beloved Lord
teach me to live
each of those hours
those moments
for You,
only for You.
Rosa George.
Life can be so strange
so full of agony
so heartbreaking
so full of tears
and then
so beautiful.
So full of joy
but this I know
is the life that
You in Your love
have prepared for me
so that I can
understand
the true meaning of
loving and giving.
The whole reason
for living each hour
each moment, for You.
Oh Beloved Lord
teach me to live
each of those hours
those moments
for You,
only for You.
Rosa George.
Life,
beautiful life,
is a gift from God;
a gift that we must cherish,
a gift worth nurturing,
a gift worth waking up for
each and every day.
Life is of God,
we are made in His image
and likeness;
we are His children,
born to serve His purpose.
Life is of God.
Life without God,
is meaningless,
full of struggle, strife,
full of agony and resentment
full of helplessness,
anger and impatience.
Life must be with God.
Life we must guard,
guard with the full armour of God
guard with the sword of the Spirit;
guard by our thoughts
and actions
guard by obeying the
ten commandments.
We must guard our bodies
for they are the temple of the Lord.
Life, we must guard.
Pauline Okposi.
A Thinking about Jesus Prayer
I'm sitting here, Beloved Lord,
just thinking about You
and wondering, my Jesus
if You're thinking of me too;
if this should sound presumptuous
it's not meant in that way,
it's only that it's wonderful
to know You're there each day.
It may sound, Lord, familiar
but I don't mean that at all,
it's only that I want to love You
more and more and more;
it's only that each day would be
impossible to live
impossible to do my work
impossible to give.
How could I live without You
how could each day go by
How could my heart be empty
feeling You always nigh?
How could I think I know not what
knowing You died for me -
to give me everything I've got
you hung upon a tree;
to give me all that's needed
to draw me close to You,
to give me strength to live this life
the way You want me to.
And so my Lord I'm sitting here
just thinking about You
knowing, Jesus, Saviour mine
You thought about me too.
Rosa George
That is the miracle of
understanding
why You gave up Your all
for me.
Thank you, Lord.
just thinking about You
and wondering, my Jesus
if You're thinking of me too;
if this should sound presumptuous
it's not meant in that way,
it's only that it's wonderful
to know You're there each day.
It may sound, Lord, familiar
but I don't mean that at all,
it's only that I want to love You
more and more and more;
it's only that each day would be
impossible to live
impossible to do my work
impossible to give.
How could I live without You
how could each day go by
How could my heart be empty
feeling You always nigh?
How could I think I know not what
knowing You died for me -
to give me everything I've got
you hung upon a tree;
to give me all that's needed
to draw me close to You,
to give me strength to live this life
the way You want me to.
And so my Lord I'm sitting here
just thinking about You
knowing, Jesus, Saviour mine
You thought about me too.
Rosa George
That is the miracle of
understanding
why You gave up Your all
for me.
Thank you, Lord.
A Prayer about Listening
Lord
You are never silent
You will
always speak to us
if only we will
stop and listen.
Rosa George
Lord
You love us so much
You will
always give us what
we ask for
if only we will
sit patiently
quetly
peacefully
and wait.
Pauline Okposi
You are never silent
You will
always speak to us
if only we will
stop and listen.
Rosa George
Lord
You love us so much
You will
always give us what
we ask for
if only we will
sit patiently
quetly
peacefully
and wait.
Pauline Okposi
The Magnificat - Mary's song
This is the song of Mary the mother of Jesus upon visiting her cousin Elizabeth with news of her pregnancy.
Mary's pregnancy was a miracle,
A miracle that changed the world,
A miracle whose happening meant that
everything would never be the same again.
A Blessed miracle.
A miracle indeed.
Mary's pregnancy was a miracle,
A miracle that changed the world,
A miracle whose happening meant that
everything would never be the same again.
A Blessed miracle.
A miracle indeed.
My soul magnifies you, my Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
for you have looked with favour
on the lowliness of your servant.
You, the Mighty One, have done great things for me,
and holy is your name.
Your mercy is for those who fear you
from generation to generation.
You have scattered the proud in the thoughts
of their hearts.
You have brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly.
You have filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
Based on Luke, chapter 1.
The twenty third Psalm
The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul:
he leads me in the paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil:
for You are with me,
Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies:
You annoint my head with oil;
my cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul:
he leads me in the paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil:
for You are with me,
Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies:
You annoint my head with oil;
my cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
You want a miracle?
To receive a miracle:
Believe in the miracle,
Ask for the miracle,
Expect the miracle.
It's that simple.
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